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It had appeared that Sony had got one over rival Microsoft when it announced earlier this week that the number of registered users on PSN has passed 20 million – but Xbox Live has to date made over five times as much money as Sony’ service. That’s the claim from …

Interested in a career in game art? Gusto Games art supervisor Gavin Cooper presents his tips on improving you prospects.

The surprise announcement of LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm, Assassin’s Creed, Dissidia Final Fantasy and Rock Band earlier this week made PSP the platform to watch in 2009 – and now Sony has added that half of it’s PSP slate for 2009 has yet to be revealed. At Destination Playstation we announced about …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has said that Rockstar’s The Lost and the Damned, a platform exclusive downloadable expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV, has broken previous revenue records for Xbox Live. Kotaku quotes the firm as stating that the DLC has eclipsed first-day revenue for all previous downloadable content …

The Finalists stage is a hard-nosed business, with Team MCV picking out special cases for special praise. Then we let the Judging Panel decide winners. And there’s a hundred judges to moan at. We even publish their names, but only after they have voted. So all above board. Anyway, congratulations …

EA has announced that Rock Band 2 will arrive on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 on March 27th, with the Wii edition set for April 24th. The game will retail for 49.99 on PS3, 29.99 on PS2 and 39.99 on Wii. EA has also announced new prices for the stand …

Ahead of April’s MCV Awards Industry Excellence Awards 2009, Atari Ghostbusters has been confirmed as the Exclusive Drinks Reception Partner. The publisher joins the likes of Gem, Codemasters, Nintendo and Koch Media as partners of the prestigious industry awards event. Ghostbusters is one of the most important launches of the …

Develop talks to Epic and Guerilla on the ups and downs of leaving the lighting until last

Donya Labsâ?? 3D optimisation technology Simplygon is increasing art efficiency as it decreases game assetsâ?¦

ELSPA has fired back at headline-grabbing claims made today by the BBFC that parents in the UK are concerned over child safety and the content of video games. A YouGov poll put together by the British Board of Film Classification suggested that three quarters of British parents are concerned about …